Bibliophiles will not want to miss a visit to the Boston Public Library. The Boston Public Library was the country’s first publicly funded library, founded in 1848.  The Copley Plaza building, a grand Italianate “palace of the people” dates from 1895 and was designed by Charles McKim....

Bibliophiles will not want to miss a visit to the Boston Public Library. The Boston Public Library was the country’s first publicly funded library, founded in 1848.  The Copley Plaza building, a grand Italianate “palace of the people” dates from 1895 and was designed by Charles McKim....

Spired churches , gleaming towers, and lots of red brick. Boston is an architecturally rich city in the most traditional sense. The iconic image of the 1877 H.H. Richardson designed  Trinity Church (206 Clarendon St., Boston)(Map) reflected in  the 1976  I.M. Pei-designed John Hancock Tower (200...

Spired churches , gleaming towers, and lots of red brick. Boston is an architecturally rich city in the most traditional sense. The iconic image of the 1877 H.H. Richardson designed  Trinity Church (206 Clarendon St., Boston)(Map) reflected in  the 1976  I.M. Pei-designed John Hancock Tower (200...

In less than an hour, I shall be on my way to a country that I have never been to before. I have always wanted to visit Vietnam, if only for their food. Friends who have been there have said nothing but nice things as well. And, apparently, this is one place where I can be a millionaire – at least...

The second half of Boston’s arts season is well under way and there are lots of newly opened exhibits  at Boston’s many fine museums this spring. Here’s a guide to  some of the best of what to see now. Still life paintings of the 18th century  typically showcase brilliant colors...